Hello everyone! I hope you had a fantastic weekend.
First off, we are almost to $110k! Thank you for being so supportive during our Backerkit! We are hard at work with Fiendish Forge, and are already pushing ahead with the development of our book!
Today, I wanted to discuss our stretch goal—the Envy Dragon—which we have also begun working on!
The Envy Dragon leaps into action.
The Dragons of Sin originate from Io's Shadow Veil - a purgatory of Io's original denizens - the Astari. These dragons are formed by the malice and hatred of the fallen Astari - allowing their worst traits to manifest into deadly monsters. The Dragon of Envy is one such creature.
Envy Dragons breathe slicing winds in battle, making their breath weapon the slashing damage type. In addition, Envy Dragons brand their opponents with Marks of Envy - linking two creatures together. Whatever type of Action the first creature does - such as a melee or ranged attack (spell, weapon, or otherwise), a spell cast with a DC, healing, or any of the other types of actions (such as Dash, Dodge, or Disengage) - the other linked creature must perform the same kind of action (or nothing at all) - otherwise, they take Force Damage from the seared mark.
Much like encounters we've discussed previously - Adult and Ancient Envy Dragons are Phase Encounters - each with a Boss CR - making these terrifying foes. We want to rework how dragons fight in Fiendish Forge - such as a building charge for their breath weapons instead of relying on a dice roll. We're excited to show you guys what we're working on through playtesting.
